Movies: 20th century

Ashamed of being gay, Touko draws erotic pictures of muscular men to release his sexual tension. Through his art he becomes an international gay icon, Tom of Finland....

Al-Gaid emerges as a captivating epic adventure, unfolding against the backdrop of the 20th-century wintery northern Arabian desert. Boldly redefines the adventure revenge genre and Bedouin soap operas, crafting a unique narrative....

An absurd combination of circumstances turns two idle young men into fugitives from the law....

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Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works....

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The tragic and shocking story of the notorious Magdalene Laundries, a shameful system, created by the Irish State but supported by all strata of Irish society, which enslaved more than ten thousand women between 1922 and 1996....

Close up we see pistons move up and down or side to side. Pendulums sway, the small parts of machinery move. Gears drive larger wheels. Gears within gears spin. Shafts turn some mechanism that is out of sight. Screws revolve and move other gears; a b...

The famous short-story by worldwide known writer Edgar Allan Poe takes a twisted and never seen turn when adapted to the the controversial and harsh world of the Portuguese dictatorship times of the "New State" in the 20th century....

1999 biographical documentary PBS film about the life and death of Jackie Kennedy Onassis...